How a judge assesses contributory negligence in a motor vehicle accident
A case study of a judge’s assessment of contributory negligence in a motor vehicle accident On 29 June 2014 a motor cycle ridden by the claimant collided with a...
Read MoreHow will your workers compensation entitlements be affected under the new CTP scheme?
How will your workers compensation entitlements be affected under the new CTP scheme? In New South Wales a new CTP scheme came into force on 1 December 2017. It...
Read MoreHow to claim workers’ compensation in NSW
Lodging a workers’ compensation claim in NSW If you’ve been injured at work, you may be wondering about the possibility of claiming compensation. We can walk you through that...
Read MoreWhen is an injury not covered by workers’ compensation?
If, on your day off you pop into work to visit workmates, and injure yourself, is your claim a workers’ compensation claim? A recent decision of the NSW Court...
Read MoreMan not wearing seat belt has his $1.5 million payout reduced by 25% for contributory negligence
In August 2011, a male aged 35 (the Plaintiff) was involved in a serious motor vehicle accident that led to him sustaining a number of catastrophic injuries. At the...
Read MoreCourt finds that the prongs of a pallet jack created a foreseeable risk of injury to customer
A woman injured while shopping for strawberries in an Aldi supermarket has had her judgment in the District Court upheld on appeal in the New South Wales Court of...
Read MoreA recent Comcare claim Reconsideration and Appeal to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal
A recent Comcare claim Reconsideration and Appeal to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal… determined on 29 April 2016 Facts The Applicant is female, aged 35, was employed by the Respondent,...
Read MoreApplying for a reconsideration of Comcare’s decision to decline liability for your claim
Applying for a reconsideration of Comcare’s decision to decline liability for your claim from Turnbull Hill Lawyers Introduction The reality is that Comcare will not accept every claim that...
Read MoreOne brain snap doesn’t mean you aren’t entitled to compensation
One brain snap doesn’t mean you aren’t entitled to compensation… for example, if you accepted a lift in a motor vehicle from a driver who was young and under...
Read MoreChanges to Workers Compensation law effective 16 October 2015
On 16 October 2015 the NSW Government introduced changes to the workers compensation legislation. Those changes which will benefit injured workers are as follows: All eligible injured workers who...
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